Muff.



PATENTED MAR. 14, 1905.

W. GRUSHOFF.

MUFF. 7% i APPLIOATION FILED DBO. 9, 1904.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS WITNESSES:

UNITE STATES seer AvAiLAB COP Patented March 14, 1905.

WOLF GRUSHOFF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MUFF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,857, dated March14, 1905.

' Application filed December 9,1904. Serial No. 236,126.

To ml]- whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W oer -GRUSHOFF, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and lmproved Muff, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to wearing-apparel; and its object is to provide anew and improved muff in which the lining forms an integral part of thedown-bed to permit the furrier to readily secure the fur or other coverin position and to hold the lining at all times properly stretchedwithout danger of wrinkling up when placing the hands into the muff, asis so frequently the case with muffs ordinarily constructed.

This invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothviews.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improve- 'ment, parts being insection; and Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on the line 2 2of Fig. 1.

The muffin its general construction consists of a down-bed A, anexterior cover B, of fur or other suitable material, and a lining O, ofsilk, satin, or like fabric. The down-bed Aconsists of a receptacleformed of an inner tubular sheet A and an outer tubular sheet A, thesheets being preferably ofacotton fabric fastened together at their endsby stitches D or other means, and the receptacle so formed is filledwith a stuffing of loose material, such as eiderdown or the like.

The tubular lining G is superimposed on the inner sheet A previous tothe completion of the down-bed A, and the ends of the lining C aresecured to the ends of the sheets A and A at their juncture and by thesame stitches D which unite the sheets with each other, so that thelining forms an integral part of the down-bed. A stiffening-strip E isalso preferably placed in the juncture of the parts referred to andsecured in place by the stitches D to give the desired stiffness to eachend of the down-bed.

By the arrangement described the lining C snugly fits the innermostsheet A of the downbed A, and as it liesclose to the same it stiffensit, and at the same time the lining is held against longitudinalshifting relative to the down-bed and by being stiffened by the sheet Ais not liable to wrinkle, and hence remains properly stretched at alltimes, thus presenting a smooth surface for the hands of the wearer ofthe mufi'.

1tv is understood that in the manufacture of muffs it is the practice tomanufacture the down-bed independently of the covering, so

that the down-bed in itself forms an article of manufacture and in manycases is furnished to furriers for the latter to cover the same with thefur or other cover and at the same time to supply the lining. Thus thefurrier heretofore, besides supplying the covering for the down-bed, wasalso compelled to place the lining into the opening of the down-bed andsecure the same to the covering; but it is evident that in this mode ofprocedure the lining forms a separate distinct part of the downbed,liable to wrinkle and shift laterally independent of the down-bed. Nowby having the. satin or silk lining firmly superimposed on the innersheet of the down-bed and secured thereto at its ends the lining is heldagainst lateral movement or wrinkling.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A muff comprising a down-bed formed of inner andouter tubular sheets having a filling therebetween, and provided withmeans at the ends for securing the two together, and a lining for theinnermost sheet secured in place by said means.

2. A mnfi comprising a down-bed formed to this specification in thepresence of two subof inner and outer tubular sheets having a scribingwitnesses. filling therebetween, and provided at the ends With stitchesfor fastening the two together, 5 and a lining for the innermost sheetsecured in place at its ends by means of said stitches. In testimonywhereof I have signed my name W OLF GRUSHOFF.

Witnesses:

THEo. Gr. HOSTER, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL.

